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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06
A Chinese Agony Column.

The North China Herald gives one or
two very curious specimens of adver-
tisements which apper in the Chinese
papers. One is from mother to her
son who has run away from home, and
it is worded as follows: Take care
that YOU are not struck down by light
ming. Your mother weeps bitterly for
you as she pens these lines in order
that they may be read by her son.
When you ran away from home on the
30th of the eighth moon, the people of
the shop came and asked us what had
become of you; it was thus that we
learned your flight. | nearly died of
fright, and since then my food and
sleep have benefited me but little. |
am still crying and moaning. [ have
received your letter which has come
from beyond the horizon, but it does
not tell me where | can find you. |
am now at almost the last extremity,
and our family has had to put up with
cruel insult from stranfers. If you do
not return I can stand all this no long
er and shall assuredly put an end to
my existence, in which case you would
be in danger of being struck down by
lightning. If you return. no matter in
what way, all will be arranged. /
have even invented a plan by which
your father will know nothing of your
escapade. My life or death is a ques-
tion of only a few more days. l en-
treat all well-disposed persons to
spread abroad the advertisements, so
that may be read by all whom it may
concern. They will thus earn pro-
fusion of hidden merit. Written by a
woman of Soncho-Take care that you
are not struck by lightnlng!" A
second advertisement is from hus-
band whose wife has run away with a
man whom she had met in tea-house.
The advertisement sets out at a great
length the circumstances attending the
elopement, and offers a reward OF $50
to anyone giving him information as
TO her whereabouts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06

There is curious story told in re-
gard to c. T. Hathaway, Esq. pro-
prietor of the extensive shirt works in
Waterville, Mr.. Hathaway, it seems,
wears no buttons on his coats except
those absolutely necessary to keep
them together. This eccentricity is
thus accounted for: Mr.. Hatha-
way one day met one of his oper-
atives, a girl about Is decked out
in furbelows and various bright colored
ribbons. Noticing particularly fas-
chatting bow in her hair, Dir. Hatha.
way said:
.sWhat do you wear that for2 Does
it make you look or feel any better?"
1.-The girl pertly replied: ''What
makes you wear buttons on the back
of your coat?"
The justice of the criticism struck
Mr.. Hathaway so forcibly that he has
never allowed his tailor, since then, te
make him anything but buttonless coat
tails.-LeaOist0n Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06
Paddock Bracelets for the Girls.

'sChain bracelets are very fashion
able now for girls engaged to be
married" said a jeweler to a New
York Mail reporter. "Some have a
paddock attached. The lover places
the chain about the wrist whose pulses
beat for him, locks the dainty symbol
of bondage, and wears the key on his
watch-chain. Ladies who wear their
bonds lightly find it easy to slip the
pretty evidence of engaged affections
far up the arm and hide it beneath the
sleeve when they wish to please others
than their Romeos. The big con-
spicuous diamond ring is not so easily
hidden. Some of the chain bracelets
are of beaten gold and others of nugget
gold. Some are made as a simple
chain, while in others the links are
beautifully engraved. Some have dia-
monds and precious stones set in the
links. We made very novel bracelet
recently. 1t was an acrostic ornament,
if one NAV use that term. 1t was a
chain with paddock, but the middle
seven links were nuggets with precious
stones in each one. The first letter of
the stones read: ID. Z. A. r. E. S. T., ,
and the stones where placed in the
order: Diamond, Emerald, Amethyst,
Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz.
This bracelet cost $3.50 and was one of
the handsomest have ever seen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06

when the regular rates are cheaper
than they really ought 10 be. Tell the
foreman when he makes up not to turn
a rule Tor me. but to simply print an
item saying that my soul IS free; for /
want no eulogistic taffy Of that Kind in
NINE, and | think such hoary chestnuts
should be picked well in brine. Have
that gay and fresh reporter engaged
the other day put stop to saving
'selah, also we have come to STAY:
and if he should say we local YOU must
trample him in his gore, for YOU know
I'd never allow it IN the happy DAYS of
yore. And the man who comes to tell
you how to run the paper well, should
be greeted when he enters with pew
ter chestnut bell; and you'll print the
paper promptly, be the weather full of
storms, and the foreman must be care
full, when he's making up the forms.
that the beauty of the paper may
through all the ages shine. and not be
like its neighbors, only fit to put in
brine" The dying writer faltered. as
these simple words he spoke, and the
printer knew directly that he was
about to croak. SO he propped him
up as gently as 4 mother would her
child, but the writer's soul had wan
dered to the land of indebted And
the printer sobbed little, as he gave
one last caress, and he muttered: Il
must leave him, for it's time to 90 to
press. Very few could beat him writ
ing, for his writings were divine, and
he never had to place them in a bucket
full of brine"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06
Death Bed Repentance.

The owner of q paper lay dying in
his lair, saws the Boston Globe, and
the dew of death had gathered on his
brow so calm and fair; but printer
knelt beside him as his life blood ebbed
away, and asked the dying writerif he
had word to say. The doomed man
murmured softly as he grabbed the
printers fist: ''Well, at last the strug-
giles over, and never will be missed;
take message and a token TO that
city man of mine, that all his Wornout
chestnuts he had better put in brine.
There's his joke about the weather,
which he's used these many years, and
the gag about the fellow who is al
ways hunting beers, and the item he's
so fond of on the man who peddleS
books, and the chestnut based on
people who 90 fishing at the brooks:
just to save the papers credit and cast
no slurs on mine, would ask him as a
favor, just to put such gags in brine.
And the lie he's fond of telling of the
street-carS and the tracks, and the
ancient Joke about the man who steps
upon some tacks; and the one about
some dandy who will never pay for
clothes, and the one on women-its
weary, heaven knowsi Oh, know I'll
slumber happy in my grave beneath
the vine, if the man who does the city
work will put these jokes in brine.
Tell the man who tends to business not
to weep when am dead, but to buy
himself club and hit the first man on
the head who comes in with strings OF
items and requests them printed free
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06
HORe-Made Cutlery.

Eve have changed the old style of
| carrying on the cutlery business, "said
manufacturer recently to reporter
for the lNGiI and Express ''Instead of
importing knives, scissors, razors,
shears, and seythes, we are now eX-
porting them. You will find various
tools, such as saws. chisels, and planes.
of American make, in many of the
large warehouses of English cities"
''In the manufacture of what kind
Of cutlery do Americans excel?"
''Knife blades, razor blades, and
axes. In the latter the United States,
has made such advances that it excels
all other countries excepting, perhaps,
Canada. In 1872 there was imported
into the country cutlery to the value
of SO, 100000, which was cut down to.
5000, 900 in 1882 In 1882 about $780,
600 worth of domestic goods were sent
abroad. Last year the imports were
less than $4,000, and the exports were
more than 100000.
Good table knives are made of iron
and steel welded together. The blade
is of steel and the shoulders and the
part that goes into the handle, called
techinally the tang, are of iron. The
blade is made from sheet or cast steel;
the tang is forged from bar iron.
knife blades and other small articles
are usually forged into shape while
still attached to the bar, which serves
| for the workmen to hold them by.
Two men are employed in forging such
| work. The principal workman, or
| foreman, as he is sometimes called.
I>has a small hammer of from two to
| four pounds in weight, while the ham
norman yields the ge-hameser,
weighing from ten to fifty pd. "
| The foreman directs the hammeE, \
whose blows merely follow those OF thu
small directing hammer. In drawinS
down or reducing bar both in length
and width the flat face of the hammer
| is used, but when the length or breadth
only is to be extended the narrow
| edge of the hammer is used.
1.-THE cavity in the razor blade is
made by hammering the blade on q
small round-faced anvil. The notch
or nail-hole in a pennyknife is struck
| with a chisel."
care cheap knives made in the same
manner as the more expensivew
| No; common knives are made en-
| tirely of iron, and the difference III
| price arises not merely from the Diff
| ference in the cost of material but
from the greater facility Of working.
Forks are wrought into shape as
though single prong was all that was
necessary. They are then shaped out
with a stamping die"
''Are not grinding and polishing
very injurious work to the men en-
ployed?"
Eyes, on account of the particles OF
steel which enter the nostrils of the
workingmen and which causes pain
full irritation and produces . disease
called grinders asthma. Few grind
ers live to be over 40 years of age.
Many experiments have been tried to.
remedy this evil. A magnetic mouth
piece was invented, but for some rea-
| son OF other the men will not wear IL.
| A revolving fan to create current
and carry of the dust is very success
full, but even this the men oppose. =
NeU YORK. Mail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06
| thermometer in the vestibuIe stood at
F92. -Ptttsburg Bulletin.

thermometer in the vestibule stood at
F92. -Pattsburg Bulletin.
Miss Hood-Three III the gold, Cap
tain! I've outshot you this time. Cap
tain Angus-Yes; but what's become
of my other arrow? / shot three
Voice of tramp in bushes-When you
folks git through countin' up | wish
you'd jest come in an unpin my ear
from this hickory tree; faint gold, but
it's got feelin' in it'd Bits.
A Chicago man who had been mar
ried twenty-five years described his
wife to the police as ''a rather tall
mouth" When she was found she
proved to be little woman with a
Grecian nose and very small mouth
He probably hadn't looked at her since
the close of the Honeymoon. Detroit
Free Press.
She-O, how do you do, dear Mr.
Lyon. Have you forgiven me for cut
ting you at Mrs. Leo Hunters last
night? | was actually stupid enough
to take you for that horrid bore, Mr..
Tetterby Thompson, whom you're said
to be so like. It's a horrid libel
you're not like him a bit. He-A-a-I
wasn't at Mrs. Leo Hunters last night
a-a-and my name is Tetterby Thomp-
son.-Londo71 Punch.
young man" said stern parent,
with the accent on the young, edo you
intend to stay here all night holding
my daughters hand looking her in
the eyes like sick calf?" mo, sir. !"
"What do you intend to do, then?"
''Well, | had thought that when you
did us the kindness to retire / would
put my arm around her waist, and if
she did not object to it forcibly might
risk kiss" San Francisco Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06
when he least expected to do SO. One

when he least expected to do so. One
day when he was walking moodily
along the street in Albany. at the time
Silas Wright was Governor, he met
Mrs. Wright, the Governors wife.
She, observing his distracted air, said
to him in a jocular manner: ..What
does man think OF when he is think
ing of nothing?" ..Of woman's
promise, responded Dickinson. ssWell
done. Senator" said Mrs. Wright, who
passed on, but did not forget Dickin-
sons remark. Some time afterward
he requested her to help him to per-
suade the Governor to appoint friend
to Office, reminding her, at the same
time, that she had promised to aid him
whenever he should ask for her as
sistanee. THAT is true, SENATOR she
replied, 'sbut of course it was nothing"
'.How is that?" exclaimed Dickinson,
much surprised. Because it was a
womans promise, don't you know?"
responded Mrs. Wright. The Senator
did know, and he had TO tell his friend
that the adverse Influences, were so
strong that the coveted appointment
could not be obtained for him. n-NeaU
York Ledger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06
A Woman's Promise and Her Mem

Daniel S. Dickinson, formerly United
States Senator from New York, who
was very fond of saying sharp things.
sometimes gave offense by his witticism
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06

Customer Gin restaurant Waiter,
how long have you had this fish on
hand?" Waiter-.sDat cuddent say,
sab. Ise only been wukin' here bout
er month. "-NeU York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06

". D. Howells contradicts the re.
port that he is going to Europe this
Summer. This confirms our worst
fears. He is probably going to remain
in America and write another novel;
Chicago Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06

Gus What's the matter, Jack p
Jack-..I'm hungry" Gus-.sHavenf
you had lunch?" Jack-"Yes; but
only had so cents" Gus-"Can t you
get enough to eat for so cents'' JacS
-s.Y es; but % of it had to go to tw
water .v-New York Sana.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06

an elephant for strength. while the
bits are perfect instruments OF torture.
Joseph Thomson tn Harper's Maya
Siaae.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-25
ENGLAND's POLICY.
WALL STREETS CLOUD.

Grovesten g. Pelrs Embarrassment
Sends East and West Bonds Down.
NEW YORK, Aug. A.-The cloud which
has been hanging over the stock market for
some days, and of which the bears have
been making good deal of capital turned
out to-day to be the embarrassment of Gro
vesten & Pell. stock brokers The firm have
been borrowing money largely and have
given bonds of the East and West rail
road of Alabama as security. These
bonds have been quoted around 110 and last
night closed at 1O914 bid. This turned out
to be simply fictitious and to-day, after the
loan was called ON the firm, and
which they were unable to take up, the col
lateral was ordered to be sold under the
rules of the Stock Exchange. No buyer
could be found for the bonds, although
they were offered down to s. by
the chairman. At the Office of the firm
neither member could be found, and it was
stated that they would not return to the
office until tomorrow.
&. H. Pell is the President Of the East
and West Railroad of Alabama, and since
he acquired control of the property it has
been extended and improved, but the
owners have experienced a great deal of
trouble in placing the bonds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-25
PAYING UP THE DEBT.
The Treasury Accepts So, 1873, 400
Worth of Outstanding Bonds.

The Treasury Accepts So, 139, 400
Worth of Outstanding Bonds.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The offers of
bonds to the Treasury to-day aggregated
7,14S,9OO, of which S344, 800 were coupons
and the remainder registered bonds. The
price ranged from $106 SO and interest to
Sept. l COR one lot of 100000 and 10
for 100000 registered bonds. OF the
proposals received to-day $4 1868, 400 are the
same bonds offered last week, thus making
the new offerings of the week 1854. 800.
The Stal amount accepted was $3, l3S, 400
at prices from 109 fiat down to 107. 907.
The statement prepared at the Treasury De-
partment shows profit to the government
of 1923, BOZ by to-day's purchase of bonds,
or in other words, the interest charges ON
the purchased bonds would amount
to $l33,3O2 more than the sum
paid to-day if the bonds had
been allowed to run to the date of maturity.
Applications were received at the Treasury
Department to-day for the prepayment of
interest on registered bonds amounting to
81, ,3S2 $50, making the total to date $72,-
7SQ 6OO
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-25
TUETONS AND CELTS.
The Row Over Language in the Catho-
lie Church Growing More Bitter.

The Row Over Language in the Catho-
lie Church Growing More Bitter.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-The Germans in Chi
cago and throughout the Northwest gen
orally are very indignant over the alleged
attitude of the Irish clergy in regard to the
coming convention of German Catholics in
Chicago. Interviews with Irish-American
priests and bishops and extracts from semi
official church organs, in which the opinion
that the German language should be pro-
hibited in Catholic churches and schools,
is expressed, have been reproduced here and
have drawn out bitter comments from the
German newspapers. The Illinois Stadts
Zeitung has this to say on the subject:
''For many years the German-Americans
belonging TO the Catholic church have had
their conferences and their conventions
without its occurring to any one to com
plain that German was their mother tongue.
WONDERING AND DIRECTING.
Suddenly it dawns upon the Irish to won
der and object, these fellows who themselves
were born out of America, whose native
language is the Celtic and who, as servants,
have Only adopted the language of their
oppressoIs. These undertake TO prevent
the Germans sharing among themselves the
use of their mother tongue" The
lStddts Zeitung then quotes from
an article published in the cath
okc AdUocdte, of Louisville, in
which the German language is compared TO
the grunts of swine In conclusion the
paper says: "lf the coming convention does
not bring out the sentiment of the Germans
on this subject in sharp contrast with the
shamelessness Of the Irish, if there the Ger
man Catholics do not take as firm a stand
as the Irish have taken, they should, with
out delay, and as badge of their servitude
to the irish, put Nc or an o. before their
uamaep
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-25
CLEVELAND SET RIGHT.
He is Giving the Pacific Commission
Proper Support.

He is Giving the Pacific Commission
Proper Support.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-President Cleve-
lands attention was called to-day to mat
ter lately appearing in the New York World,
to the effect that he was not properly sup
porting the Commissioners appointed to
examine the affairs of the Pacific Railroad,
and giving as proof of the charge what was
alleged to be the contents of the Presidents
answer to Chairman Pattison's dispatch,
proposing assistant counsel in the proceed
ings against Leland Stanford. The Presi-
dent said: Il have no time to read
or reply to the Misrepresentation
of opposition newspapers, and | am not
at all afraid they will succeed in deceiving
the people as to the policy or course of the
administration touching the matters in
question, but if there is man, woman, or
child who would feel easier after reading
the dispatch which really did send to Gov.
Pattison, they shall have it."
The following is the dispatch:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. Is, 1887.
Robert e. P1ttiSon, Chairman United States
Pacific RdiliCdy Commission, San Francisco,
CGl.'
Upon your statement that in your Judgment
counsel should be employed, | authorize and ap-
prove such employment.
C,RovER or TEyEIAND
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-25
NO REST FOR THE CROOKS
THE CONFERENCES RECOMMEND
ATIONS TO CONGRESS.

A Proposition to Prescribe a Certain
Grade of Crime Below Which No Ex-
tradition Should Be Had, Voted
Down-No Time Limit to be Fixed
Sharp Debates.
New YORK, Aug. 24-Tn the Interstate
Extradition Conference to-day Judge Mont
gomery, of Georgia, chairman of the Com
mittee on Law, brought in report recon-
mending certain enactments as proper sub
jects for Congressional action with a view
to the attainment of simplicity and uni
formity in the extraditing of criminals
The report was accepted and laid on the
table for discussion seriatim. The first
article of the Law Committees report ran
as follows:
Recommended that sections 527S and 5279
of the acts of Congress of 1903 be so amended
as to prescribe certain grade Of crime
below which no extradition should be had.
This recommendation was negatived, the
conference passing u resolution that it would
be inexpedient to limit the Specification of
constitutional treason, felony or other
crimes.
NO TIME LIMIT.
Article 2, recommending a specific limit
to the time for demand for extradition,
except in crimes of murder and treason, was
rejected, as was article 3, which recon-
mended that intention to evade punish
ment must be proved before a demand for
extradition be considered.
Article was also rejected. II pro
Vlded that fugitive be arrested and held
under bail on the warrant of the Governor
of the State, issued on the affidavit made
before justice, the prisoner not to be ex-
tradited until indicted by grand jury.
Article 3, recommending that the fugi-
tives not be extradiUed without being offered
an opportunity of bringing habeas corpus
proceedings, was adopted.
SHARP DEBATES.
In the sharp debates which took place
over the sixth, sexenth, eighth, ninth and
tenth articles, the principal speakers were
l.. j. Rusk, son of the Governor of Wiscon-
sin; Edward McGuinness, Secretary of
State for Rhode Island; Goodwin Brown
Boykin Wright, of Georgia. After discus
sion the eleventh article of the report was
adopted in the following form:
Recommended, That upon the surrender
of the accused he shall not be subjected to
arrest during his enforced stay nor for a
reasonable time thereafter, for prior Of
fense committed in the demanding State.
The Committee on Rules and Procedure
submitted code, which was adopted and
referred back to the committee for the pur-
pose of supplementing it by additional pro-
visions. GIN motion of Boykin Wright this
committee was requested to incorporate the
result of its deliberations into a series of en-
actments which will be acted upon by tho
conference and subsequently, submitted to
Congress.
Gov. Beaver, of Pennsylvania at the con-
clusion of the meeting, invited the dele
gates to attend the centennial celebration of
the adoption of the constitution in Phila-
dephia, Sept H.